A child who swallows a small magnetic bead will usually be expelled from the body with the peristaltic movement of the intestines and stomach, but embeddedness may also occur and lead to the inability to be expelled.
If a child swallows a small magnetic bead without any discomfort, the bead can be excreted with feces within 24~48h. You can also choose appropriate exercise or eat food to promote gastrointestinal peristalsis, to accelerate the discharge of magnetic beads, but if the small magnetic beads embedded in the intestine or stomach, can not be discharged on their own, the need for timely intervention.
Children swallowed a small magnetic bead can be through the abdominal flat film and abdominal CT examination to clarify the location of the magnetic bead, if there is abdominal pain, stop defecation and other abnormalities, timely surgery to remove, so as not to aggravate the condition. Usually parents should also pay attention to not give the child to play with tiny toys, so as to avoid the phenomenon of accidental swallowing.
If the child has any discomfort after swallowing a small magnetic bead, it is necessary to seek medical treatment in time to avoid delaying the condition.